UDC

[612.766:612.67]:616-053.9

DOI

10.37482/2687-1491-Z060

Authors

Taisiya P. Shiryaeva*/** ORCID: 0000-0001-9458-3224
Denis M. Fedotov*** ORCID: 0000-0002-4067-8364
Anatoliy V. Gribanov*/** ORCID: 0000-0002-4714-6408

*Institute of Developmental Physiology of the Russian Academy of Education (Moscow, Russian Federation)
**Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov (Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation)
***Northern State Medical University (Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation)

Corresponding author: Taisiya Shiryaeva, address: proezd Badigina 3, Arkhangelsk, 163000, Russian Federation; e-mail: taisia.moroz@yandex.ru

Abstract

This paper presents data on the results of the assessment of postural balance in older women. The study was conducted using the computer-aided stabilometric complex Balance Manager with the participation of 186 women aged 60–74 years. At the time of the research, the subjects were mobile and did not use any additional support when walking. Based on the identified percentile intervals, the critical values of postural balance parameters that can be considered as indicators of the developing risk of falls were determined and recommendations for its prevention were devised.
For citation: Shiryaeva T.P., Fedotov D.M., Gribanov A.V. Indicators of the Risk of Falls in Older Women. Journalof Medical and Biological Research, 2021, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 226–229. DOI: 10.37482/2687-1491-Z060

Keywords

postural balance, older adults, women, fall risk assessment

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